The Earth Fights Back

ColinÌs addition to the sci-fi/fantasy genre is a new chapter in the renaissance of Cameroonian fiction. He has created a convincing alternative world whose characters will keep us firmly grounded in the issues of our own world. The author is a true storyteller with a talent for keeping his audience spellbound. He has dealt with complicated issues in a way that does not detract from the flow of the narrative.

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It is not easy to take a book right to the end when you are
still trying your hand at writing, and that is why I
abandoned The Earth in Peril half way. To be honest with
you, it was not easy. Actually, I had always wondered how...

Prologue

Awobua, the king of a small rocky satellite of Mars,
known as Mungongoh, had a life’s goal, and this was
to rid the earth of all humans and transfer his subjects
to the earth. All the top brains in Mungongoh had thus been concentrated in an institution meant for the development...

Chapter 1

After having suspended all offensive actions against
the earth, king Awobua did not stop observing it
closely. He had managed to be patient for fifteen
years and had added another ten for good measure. Although he was determined to sacrifice as much time as possible...

Chapter 2

Mobuh came out of king Awobua’s inner sanctum
sweating and looking terribly shaken, and virtually
frothing in the mouth. A mad dog would have
learnt something from him about frothing techniques. He had just been through a very rough time and was almost...

Chapter 3

The summons for the meeting was quite brief and
sounded quite urgent. Every member of the Institute
of Research for the Development of Ideas (IRDI)
received the message and clearly understood that no late coming or absenteeism would be tolerated. It was certainly...

Chapter 4

Itoff took off for Mobuh’s office where the idea was
presented in detail. Mobuh thought it was okay and
immediately shoved off to the king’s private abode. But
then, he was still not certain as to how the king would take it so he went into the king’s presence with a lot of...

Chapter 5

Mobuh’s instructions to Itoff later on in his office
were quite severe. The frown on his face, his
gestures and even the simple sound of his voice
were quite hard, meant to intimidate and push Itoff to do even the impossible. There was no wavering and...

Chapter 6

The subsequent meetings of the IRDI were hot but not
inspiring. Many ideas were proposed but none of
them even measured up to the previous ones. The
brains of the members seemed to have become empty, if not tired. To guarantee success, Mobuh made it a point of...

Chapter 7

Fulumfuchong was sitting on the king’s chair placed on
a pedestal in front of one of the huge cages containing
king Awobua’s lions. His dalla was more magnificent
than any that Awobua had ever worn, and he was wearing Awobua’s special cap that served as a crown. He had always...

Chapter 8

“I am serious,” said Fulumfuchong. “We have abandoned
activities on earth for all this while. It may not be save yet for
full scale activities to start but I am convinced that it is safe
enough for a very small team to go out there and nose round for a few days. I would personally opt to lead this mission...

Chapter 9

The selected crew was bundled into a cream coloured
craft that Fulumfuchong himself, who was a senior
engineer in aeronautics, had designed. The space craft
was equipped with modern communication equipment and lots of intricate gadgets and materials. It had all the comfort...

Chapter 10

After zooming round the earth twice, Fulumfuchong
finally opted for the landing spot close to Bermuda.
They had several of such landing spots depending on
where they wanted to operate. During the flight Fulumfuchong had not only concentrated on getting...

Chapter 11

The president of America received them in the White
House with a warm and broad smile. For the first
time America had a president who somehow was
linked in one way or another to various races represented in America and representative of virtually all the continents...

Chapter 12

The next day as Fulumfuchong, Dr Yivissi and
Nyamfuka were ushered into the Oval office, the
President stood up and received them as if they were
very high dignitaries. His strategic meeting with his top aides had revealed a lot. A thorough analysis of the summit...

Chapter 13

The trip back to Mungongoh was prepared with care.
Twenty five marines were selected for their capacity
to wield heavy objects while moving very fast, and for
their capacity to endure. It was decided that Nyamfuka would be left behind as main link during the process and to lead...

Chapter 15

The trained Americans, fifty of them boarded the
strange craft, not knowing whether they would ever
return to earth. On the other hand, there was quite
some excitement as the young heroes anticipated adventure and glory. There had been much crying the day they...

Chapter 16

King Awobua emerged from his palace moved to the
waiting coach. It had been close to a hundred years
since he had emerged from his palace for
ceremonial reasons. His lions were kept in huge cages within the confines of the palace. The few times he went to...

Chapter 17

Funkuin had a cool shower, wiped her body dry and
stood naked in front of the large mirror in her room.
She examined her firm breasts carefully, then diverted
her attention to her shapely waist and her hips. Yes, she still had quite a good shape, fit enough for the young...

Chapter 19

Fulumfuchong was led into the amphitheatre through
the royal entrance by Ngess. The sordid looking but
very pretty Yivissi was by his side. All eyes of the
frightened Mungongoh citizens in the amphitheatre settled on him as he moved to the king’s seat. He pointed at...

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